健康な（けんこうな、kenkouna）
- healthy
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Kana:
KENKOU
健康
けんこう
NA
な
な
健康な (けんこうな, romaji: kenkouna) means "healthy" in Japanese. It is a N4 High-level Na-Adjective word.
| Meaning: | healthy |
| Level: | N4 High |
| Lexical Category: | Na-Adjective (ナ形容詞) |
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Adjective Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Dict-form (辞書形) | けんこうな健康な |
Polite-form (丁寧形) | 健康です。 |
Connect-form (連用形) | 健康に + <Verb> |
Not-form (否定形) | 健康じゃない |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (過去形) | 健康だった |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 健康だ。 |
If-form (仮定形) | 健康ならば |
Noun-form (名詞形) | 健康さ |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 健康な means "healthy," "in good health," or "wholesome." It describes a state of being free from illness or disease, both physically and mentally. It can also refer to things that promote or contribute to good health. The word functions as an adjective.
⚫︎ 彼は健康な生活を送っています。 Translation: He lives a healthy lifestyle. ⚫︎ 健康な食事は大切です。 Translation: A healthy diet is important. ⚫︎ 健康な体を手に入れるために運動しています。 Translation: I exercise to get a healthy body.
This adjective, 健康な, is used to describe a person, object, or situation that is in good health or contributes to good health. It can be used in various contexts, such as: ⚫︎ Describing a person's physical or mental condition. ⚫︎ Describing food or habits that are good for you. ⚫︎ Describing an environment or situation that promotes well-being. When using 健康な, you would typically use it to modify a noun, as in the examples above.
⚫︎ 健康な is written in kanji as 健康な. ⚫︎ The reading (furigana) is けんこうな. ⚫︎ The word is formed from the noun 健康（けんこう - health） and the adjectival suffix な. ⚫︎ There are no common variations in the okurigana.
⚫︎ 元気な (genki na) - energetic, lively, healthy ⚫︎ 丈夫な (joubu na) - strong, durable, healthy ⚫︎ 健全な (kenzen na) - healthy, sound (often used for mental health or societal well-being)
⚫︎ 不健康な (fukenkouna) - unhealthy ⚫︎ 病気の (byouki no) - sick, ill ⚫︎ 悪い (warui) - bad (can also mean unhealthy, depending on the context)
毎朝、健康な食生活を心がけています。 ・Translation: I strive for a healthy diet every morning. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the speaker's conscious effort to maintain a healthy diet.
健康な精神は、健康な》身体に宿る。 ・Translation: A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body. ・Explanation: This proverb suggests that mental well-being is closely linked to physical health.
The word 健康 (kenkou - health) is a compound word derived from Chinese. 健 (ken) means "healthy," "strong," or "vigorous," and 康 (kou) means "ease," "comfort," or "well-being." Adding the adjectival suffix な transforms the noun 健康 into the adjectival form 健康な.